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Michigan Renewable Energy Success StoriesBetween 1974 and 1991, over 30,000 solar energy systems were installed in the state of Michigan.2 In addition, any home with a south facing window is being heated in part by solar energy, since a double pane south-facing window produces a net solar heat gained during Michigan’s heating season. Since 1991, many additional homes and businesses in Michigan have installed solar hot water, solar heat, solar electricity, or wind electricity systems. All of these are renewable, clean sources of energy. Many Michigan building owners have been using renewable energy for twenty years or more! New Home Design When you build a house, it is very easy to include solar energy. A well designed home can easily get over half of its heating needs from the sun in Michigan. By including any extra costs for added glass or insulation in the mortgage and counting up the savings on utility bills, it is cheaper to live in a well designed, energy efficient, solar home than a non-solar home from the first day you move in! Solar Space Heating (Passive Solar) Solar Heat, Hot Water, and Electricity Solar Electricity for a Michigan School Energy Efficiency Success Stories
2 Federal tax credits were available during this period allowing statistics to be collected. Data from the Michigan Public Service Commission, Michigan Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Program, 1991 Tax year Report, Executive Secretary and Consumer Services Division, October 1992.
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